I have always understood "complete" to mean that they have all of your materials (transcripts, LORs, etc...) whereas "under review" means that they are literally reviewing your app and making a decision.

SparkyZZZ wrote:I have always understood "complete" to mean that they have all of your materials (transcripts, LORs, etc...) whereas "under review" means that they are literally reviewing your app and making a decision.

BTW, I have been sitting at complete since early December.

I was too. As it's been repeated often on here, I wouldn't look into it too much.

generally, then, what is the thought behind multiple complete dates? just sort of the systematic movement of an application from one 'pile' to another? i understand that they don't necessarily mean anything important, but they have to come from somewhere, right? just curious.